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| Abbreviation | FYEG |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1988 (1988) |
| Type | Green political youth organisation |
| Headquarters | 34 Rue du Taciturne,Brussels B-1000,Belgium |
Secretary General | Cinta González Sentís |
Spokespersons | Anja Presnukhina and Andrej Zlatović |
Parent organisation | European Green Party |
| Affiliations | Global Young Greens |
| Website | www |
TheFederation of Young European Greens, often referred to asFYEG (/ˈfiːɛɡ/FEE-egg), is an umbrella organisation that gathers young green movements and organisations across Europe with 40,000 members.[1] FYEG's aim is to defend climate and social justice on the European level. Since 2007, FYEG is theEuropean Green Party's youth wing.
FYEG has 32 member organisations, 2 candidates and 2 associate members, along with two partner organisations - theGlobal Young Greens and Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe. It is a closer partner of theGreen European Foundation, theEuropean Green Party, and theGreen Academy. It also holds a full membership to theEuropean Youth Forum (EYF) which operates within theCouncil of Europe andEuropean Union youth engagement frameworks and works closely with both these bodies.
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The Federation of Young European Greens was created in 1988.Gerard Onesta was one of the founding members. The idea of a European federation was brought up in Strasbourg in 1988 by French, Belgian, Luxembourgish and German young members from Green parties.
In 2002, during a FYEG General Assembly in Belgrade, the Cooperation and Development network (CDN) was founded, with the aim of better supporting green youth organisations in Eastern and South Eastern Europe, which were often smaller and organisationally less developed than their Western European counterparts.
From then on, FYEG became more political and strengthened its links with theEuropean Green Party (EGP) andEuropean Youth Fourm (EYF). In 2007, it became EGP's official youth wing and gained voting rights in EGP's organs.
In 2009, FYEG launched its first internal European campaign in order to promote young candidates at the European elections. Three MEPs, who were among the youngest ever, were elected to theEuropean Parliament:Ska Keller,Jan Philipp Albrecht andKarima Delli. Similar programmes in subsequent elections have had equal success, with notable successes withTerry Reintke,Linnéa Engström, andErnest Urtasun
At the 2018 General Assembly, FYEG celebrated its 30th anniversary, and for the first time elected two female co-spokespeople: Zuzana Pavelková fromMladí zelení and Katri Ylinen, fromViNO.
During the2024 European Parliament election,Benedetta Scuderi was elected as a member of the European Parliament while serving as Co-Spokesperson of FYEG.
Like many other European Party-Political Youth Organisations, FYEG's main activities consist of lobbying its mother party within internal and external channels, engaging in broader European political discourse on topics relevant to it and its member organisations - notably migration and LGBTQ rights[2] - and organising international youth exchanges with EU and Council of Europe funding. These have included Study Sessions at the Council of Europe Youth Centres in Strasbourg and Budapest,[3] and summer camps and training sessions in various locations around Europe.[4]
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The General Assembly (GA) is the highest decision-making body of FYEG. All full member organisations have two votes in the GA, candidate member organisations have one vote and observer (partner) organisations can send observers.
The General Assembly is held yearly in a different country. It is during the General Assembly that members of the different structures are elected.
The executive committee is the second highest decision-making body in FYEG. It handles the management of the federation on a day-to-day basis. The EC is composed of 8 members. Within the EC, there are two co-spokespersons and a treasurer. The EC members are elected for one year and can renew their mandates three times.
The FCC's tasks include a yearly meeting, dedicated to checking FYEG's finances. A written report of this meeting must be submitted to the EC, thereby providing an internal audit and the presentation of this yearly report to the delegates at the GA.
Members of the FCC are elected for two years by the GA.
The advisory Committee follows the functioning of the EC and personnel and they assist in conflict resolution between EC members and/or personnel. These are usually former EC members or people who were involved in FYEG. The Advisory Committee ensures the transfer of knowledge within FYEG and acts as a conflict resolution body. It is elected for two years at the GA and is composed of 5 members. Action by the AC is taken only upon request by EC members of other bodies of FYEG.
The Working groups are a place for FYEG activists to meet, debate topics, develop campaigns and ideas. They are in charge of building and communicating positions internally and externally with the approval of the EC. Each working group consist of at least 5 people from 5 different MOs.
The office staff has at least one Secretary General (SecGen) and a Project Assistant. The SecGen is elected for three years by the General Assembly. They are responsible for the daily management of FYEG regarding finances, coordination of the office, fundraising, representation, reporting, networking and legal representation. The Project Assistant is in charge of project management, organisation of FYEG events and giving administrative support to the SecGen.
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| Country or Region | Name (original language) | Name (translation) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | Te Rinjte e Gjelber | Young Greens of Albania | Member |
 Austria | Grüne Jugend - Grünalternative Jugend | Green Youth - Alternative Green Youth | Member |
 Belarus | Пакаленiе зяленых | Green Generation | Associate |
 Belgium (Flanders) | Jong Groen | Young Green | Member |
| Belgium (Francophone) | Ecolo J | Environmental Youth | Member |
 Bulgaria | Младежи за зелено бъдеще | Youth for a Green Future | Associate |
 Cyprus | Νεολαία Οικολόγων | Young Ecologists | Member |
 Czech Republic | Mladí Zelení | Young Greens | Member |
 England Wales | Young Greens of England and Wales | Member | |
 Estonia | Noored Rohelised | Estonian Young Greens | Candidate |
 Finland | Vihreät nuoret | Green Youth | Member |
 France | Jeunes écologistes | Young Ecologists | Member |
 Georgia | საქართველოს ახალგაზრდა მწვანეები | Georgian Young Greens | Member |
 Germany | Grüne Jugend | Green Youth | Member |
 Greece | Νέοι Πράσινοι | Young Greens | Member |
 Ireland | Óige Ghlas | Young Greens | Member |
 Italy | Giovani Europeisti Verdi | Young Green Europeanists | Member |
| Italy (South Tyrol) | Young Greens South Tyrol | Member | |
 Latvia | Protests | Protest | Member |
 Lithuania | Jaunųjų demokratų sąjunga | Union of Young Democrats | Candidate |
 Luxembourg | déi jonk gréng | Young Greens | Member |
 Malta | Kollettiv Żgħażagħ EkoXellugin | Collective of Young EcoLeftists | Member |
 Montenegro | Forum Mladih URA | Youth Forum URA | Member |
 Netherlands | DWARS | Contrary | Member |
 North Macedonia | МОДОМ | Member | |
 Norway | Grønn Ungdom | Green Youth | Member |
 Poland | Ostra Zieleń | Sharp Greens | Member |
 Portugal | Ecolo Jovem "Os Verdes" | Environmental Youth "The Greens" | Member |
 Scotland | Scottish Young Greens | Member | |
 Serbia | Зелена омладина Србије | Young Greens of Serbia | Member |
 Spain | Juventud Verde | Green Youth | Member |
| Spain (Catalonia) | Joves Ecosocialistes | Young Ecosocialists | Member |
 Sweden | Grön Ungdom | Young Greens | Member |
 Switzerland | Junge Grüne SchweizJeunes Vert-e-s SuissesGiovani Verdi Svizzera | Young Greens Switzerland | Member |
 Turkey | Genç Yeşiller | Young Greens | Member |
 Ukraine | Зелена молодь України | Young Greens Ukraine | Member |
| Eastern Europe[where?] | Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe | Associate | |
